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We analyse the influence of climate on average life satisfaction in 87 countries using data from the World Values … Survey. Climate is described in terms of 'degree-months' calculated using an optimally-selected base temperature of 65°F (18 … to analyse a particular climate change scenario associated with the IPCC A2 emissions scenario points to major losses for …
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pay for changes in climate is revealed using European data on reported life satisfaction. Individuals located in areas … according to the preferred climates households appear strongly to favour the Mediterranean climate over the climate of Northern …
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This paper studies the interplay between climate, health, and the economy in a stylized world with four heterogeneous …
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Climate change may damage road infrastructure to the potential detriment of economic growth, particularly in developing … countries. To quantitatively assess climate change's consequences, we construct a climate-infrastructure model based on stressor …-response relationships and link this to a recursive dynamic economy-wide modelto estimate and compare road damages to other climate change …
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Empirical studies analyzing the effect of climate change on output growth sometimes neglect economic variables. This …
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In this paper, I discuss the reasons for Costa Rica's economic performance over the last quarter of a century. Three complementary sets of policies (investments in human capital, careful stabilization, and an intelligent and aggressive integration into the world economy) explain the successful...
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Oman and Bahrain are Middle Eastern success stories. There are some key similarities. Both have followed pragmatic development strategies built on a stable foundation of strengthened governance structures and enhanced economic liberalization. These improvements occurred in somewhat different...
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Early states like China, India, Italy and Greece have been experiencing more rapid economic growth in recent decades than have later-comers to agriculture and statehood like New Guinea, the Congo, and Uruguay. We show that more rapid growth by early starters has been the norm in economic...
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